Matrox CompressHD Installation and User Manual

Brand: Matrox

Model: CompressHD

Type: Installation and User Manual

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Matrox CompressHD

Installation and User Guide

(Mac OS version)

September 7, 2009

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Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. ......................................................... Matrox

, CompressHD

™

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Adobe Systems Inc............................................................................ Adobe

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, Encore

Apple Computer, Inc. ......................................................................... Apple

, Final Cut Pro

, Final Cut Studio

, iPhone

™

,iPod

Leopard

, Mac

, Mac OS

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, Xserve

Boris FX, Inc...................................................................................... Boris FX

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Chapter 1

Introducing Matrox CompressHD

Welcome to Matrox CompressHD ....................................................... 2

Matrox CompressHD system requirements ........................................ 2

Supported programs .................................................................................. 2

About this manual................................................................................. 2

Style conventions ....................................................................................... 2

Last-minute information.............................................................................. 3

Chapter 2

Installing Your Matrox CompressHD Hardware and Software

Before you install your Matrox CompressHD hardware ...................... 6

Start with a functioning system................................................................... 6

Avoid costly damage .................................................................................. 6

Installing your Matrox CompressHD card .............................................7

Installing your Matrox CompressHD software ......................................7

Updating your CompressHD firmware .........................................................7

Chapter 3

Using Matrox CompressHD with Supported Programs

Overview.............................................................................................. 10

Activating and deactivating the Matrox MAX H.264 codec ................ 10

Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Apple Compressor ..............................11

Assigning a Matrox MAX H.264 setting ..................................................... 12

Creating a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting .......................................... 12

Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Pro....... 22

Assigning a Matrox MAX H.264 Compressor setting in Final Cut Pro ....... 22

Specifying settings for exporting to QuickTime in Final Cut Pro and

QuickTime Pro ......................................................................................... 23

Appendix A

Matrox CompressHD Specifications

Matrox CompressHD card specifications .......................................... 28

Contents

Appendix B

Matrox CompressHD Customer Support

How to get Matrox CompressHD customer support..........................30

Registration ...............................................................................................30

Keep up to date with our website .............................................................30

Contacting us ............................................................................................30

Index ........................................................................................... 31

Introducing Matrox CompressHD

This chapter lists the

CompressHD system

requirements, and describes

the CompressHD

documentation.

Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox CompressHD

Welcome to Matrox CompressHD

Matrox CompressHD is an H.264 accelerator card that lets you deliver H.264

files for Blu-ray Disc, the web, and mobile devices, faster than real time. Matrox

CompressHD is the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology that lets

you create H.264 files for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD, and it works in

systems with or without a video I/O device.

Matrox CompressHD system requirements

Matrox CompressHD requires a Mac system or Apple Xserve system with the

following configuration:

• Intel-based Mac Pro or Apple Xserve.

• Mac OS X v10.5.6 to v10.5.8 (Leopard).

• One free PCIe x1 slot.

• If using CompressHD with Final Cut Studio 2 or 3, you need 2 GB of RAM

when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources, or 4 GB

of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources.

Supported programs

$ Apple Compressor v3.0.5 or later (required for Blu-ray Disc).

$ Apple QuickTime Pro v7.6 or later, Apple Final Cut Pro v6.0.5 or later,

Adobe After Effects CS4, Adobe Encore CS4, Apple Motion v3.0.2 or

later, Apple Qmaster v3.0.5 or later, Telestream Episode and Episode Pro

v5.3 or later, Media 100 Suite version 1.0 or later, or other

QuickTime-based video applications.

For up-to-date information about system requirements, check the Matrox

CompressHD Support section of our website at www.matrox.com/video/support.

About this manual

This manual provides you with information about installing and using your

Matrox CompressHD card, including how to configure Matrox CompressHD for

use with supported programs, such as Apple Compressor and Apple QuickTime

Pro.

Style conventions

The following style conventions are used in this manual:

• The names of files, folders, and documents appear in italics. For example:

$ The data is stored in the Sample Movie file.

$ The file is located in the Clips folder.

$ Please refer to your Matrox CompressHD Release Notes.

About this manual

• Menus and commands that you need to choose are displayed in the form

Menu > Command. For example, File > Save means click File in the

menu bar, then click

Save in the menu that appears.

Last-minute information

Any important information that wasn’t available for inclusion in this manual by

publication time is provided to you in the Matrox CompressHD Release Notes.

Chapter 1, Introducing Matrox CompressHD

Your notes

Installing Your Matrox CompressHD

Hardware and Software

This chapter describes how to

install the Matrox CompressHD

card, and how to install the

CompressHD software.

Chapter 2, Installing Your Matrox CompressHD Hardware and Software

Before you install your Matrox CompressHD

hardware

Read the following information carefully before attempting to install Matrox

CompressHD hardware.

Start with a functioning system

Before attempting any Matrox CompressHD installation, you should have a Mac

computer system with Mac OS X (Leopard) fully installed and functioning

smoothly. This will avoid potential problems later on.

Avoid costly damage

Static electricity from your body can damage your Matrox CompressHD card or

your computer. Although you may not notice it, static electricity is generated

every time you move. It’s often too small to cause a spark, but it can still cause

damage to sensitive electronic components or at least reduce their lifespan.

To avoid damage, please observe the following precautions:

• Do not remove your Matrox CompressHD card from its antistatic bag until

you’re ready to install it. Before removing the card, place the package within

easy reach of the area where you intend to perform the installation.

• You should avoid touching the chips and other components on the circuit

board. Try to handle the card by its edges.

• Try to work in an area where the relative humidity is at least 50%.

• Do not wear wool or synthetic clothing. These fabrics tend to generate more

static electricity than cotton, which is best for this kind of work.

• Turn off the power switches on your computer and its connected

components.

Once you’ve opened your computer, drain static electricity from your body by

touching a bare metal surface on your computer chassis before you install or

remove any parts of your system. If you have a grounding wrist strap, use it while

handling and installing any components in your computer.

Installing your Matrox CompressHD card

The Matrox CompressHD card is a low-profile, half-length PCIe x1 card

designed to operate in an Intel-based Mac Pro or Apple Xserve system.

For detailed instructions on how to perform the following steps, refer to your

Mac Pro or Xserve documentation.

1 Shut down your Mac Pro or Xserve system, unplug the power cord and all

the cables from the unit, and open the Mac Pro or Xserve chassis.

2 Insert the Matrox CompressHD card in an available PCIe slot in your Mac

Pro or Xserve, and secure the card into place.

3 Close your Mac Pro or Xserve chassis, and reconnect the power cord and all

the cables to the unit.

Installing your Matrox CompressHD software

You can install the Matrox CompressHD software on a computer with or without

the CompressHD card installed. If you plan on working with Apple Compressor,

QuickTime Pro, or other QuickTime-based applications, you should install those

applications before installing the CompressHD software. For information on

installing your QuickTime-based application, see your application’s

documentation.

To download and install the latest version of the Matrox CompressHD software,

visit the CompressHD Support section of our website at

www.matrox.com/video/support. You can also contact your CompressHD dealer

for the latest software.

Updating your CompressHD firmware

When you install the CompressHD software on a computer with the

CompressHD card already installed, the software installation automatically

verifies the firmware on your CompressHD card and updates it if required.

However, if you install the CompressHD software on a computer without the

CompressHD card installed, your card may have a firmware version that is not

supported by the installed CompressHD software. Once you install the

CompressHD card, if it has an incompatible firmware version, a message

regarding the incompatibility between the CompressHD software and firmware

will appear in the Matrox CompressHD preferences window, along with a

Launch firmware updater button.

To update the CompressHD firmware from the Matrox CompressHD preferences

window, click

Launch firmware updater to run the Matrox Firmware Updater.

You’ll be required to shut down your system to complete the firmware update.

²Caution Do not power off your computer, or interrupt the firmware update

during the update process. Doing so may damage your CompressHD card.

Chapter 2, Installing Your Matrox CompressHD Hardware and Software

Alternately, you can update your CompressHD firmware by running the Matrox

Firmware Updater from the Finder window as follows:

1 Make sure that your Matrox CompressHD card is installed in your computer

(see “Installing your Matrox CompressHD card” on page 7).

2 Start your computer.

3 In the Finder menu, choose File > New Finder Window.

4 Choose Applications > Matrox CompressHD Utilities, and double-click

the firmware updater file to run the Matrox Firmware Updater. You’ll be

required to shut down your system to complete the firmware update.

Using Matrox CompressHD with

Supported Programs

This chapter defines various

settings for using Matrox

CompressHD with Apple

Compressor, and other

QuickTime-based applications,

for exporting material to

Blu-ray and other media

formats.

Chapter 3, Using Matrox CompressHD with Supported Programs

Overview

The Matrox CompressHD card taps into Apple Compressor to let you quickly

and easily create H.264 files for Blu-ray Disc and other media formats. You can

take advantage of all the familiar settings in your application, and use the Matrox

MAX predefined settings or customize your own settings. As an added benefit,

the Matrox MAX technology lets you directly export to higher-quality H.264

Blu-ray compliant files from Compressor. You can also use the Matrox MAX

H.264 settings in other QuickTime-based applications, such as Apple QuickTime

Pro and Final Cut Pro, to accelerate the encoding of H.264 material.

¦NoteNon-Matrox compression options that are available in Compressor and

other QuickTime-based applications are not optimized to use CompressHD to

accelerate H.264 encoding. As a result, the use of non-Matrox options in a

supported application may result in increased encoding times.

Activating and deactivating the Matrox MAX

H.264 codec

Matrox CompressHD is designed to work with Apple Compressor and other

QuickTime-based applications, such as Apple Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Pro.

In order for you to use your Matrox CompressHD card with the supported

applications, you must activate the Matrox MAX H.264 codec.

¡ Important Apple Compressor and other QuickTime-based applications must

be closed before activating/deactivating the Matrox MAX H.264 codec. Make

sure to deactivate the Matrox MAX H.264 codec if you want to use another codec

to encode your video.

°To activate or deactivate the Matrox MAX H.264 codec:

1 Make sure that all QuickTime-based applications are closed.

2 From the Apple menu, click System Preferences, and then click the

Matrox CompressHD icon.

Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Apple Compressor

3 Click Activate or Deactivate beside Matrox MAX H.264 codec.

¦NoteIf you receive a message saying that you need to restart your system

at this point, you may still have an instance of Apple Compressor or another

QuickTime-based application running in the background. Check your

system’s

Activity Monitor, locate the program that is still running, and then

click

Force quit. You can then activate/deactivate the Matrox MAX H.264

codec.

Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Apple

Compressor

The Matrox CompressHD component for Apple Compressor includes predefined

Matrox MAX H.264 settings that you can assign to immediately apply

appropriate compression settings for delivering H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web,

and mobile devices. For most deliverables, you can use one of the predefined

Matrox MAX H.264 settings in Compressor (see“Assigning a Matrox MAX

H.264 setting” on page 12). However, if you require a custom setting, see

“Creating a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting” on page 12. For detailed

information on settings and other Compressor-related subjects, see your Apple

Compressor documentation.

The Matrox MAX H.264 Blu-ray settings encode video only. Audio is not

encoded by the Matrox MAX H.264 codec when creating H.264 elementary

streams for Blu-ray. To include audio when exporting to Blu-ray format, you

must assign a separate audio setting to your source media file. However, audio is

encoded by the Matrox MAX H.264 codec when creating QuickTime files for the

web and mobile devices.

Chapter 3, Using Matrox CompressHD with Supported Programs

The Matrox MAX H.264 elementary stream files that you create for Blu-ray Disc

using Compressor can be imported directly to Adobe Encore CS4 and Roxio

Toast without having to transcode the files.

Assigning a Matrox MAX H.264 setting

This section describes how to assign a Matrox MAX H.264 setting to your source

file in Apple Compressor. The Matrox MAX H.264 settings include the

predefined settings installed with your CompressHD software, and any custom

settings that you create (see “Creating a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting” on

page 12).

The predefined Matrox MAX H.264 settings that are installed with your

CompressHD software are located in Compressor’s

Settings window, under

Custom > Matrox MAX H.264 Settings. The predefined Matrox MAX H.264

settings are separated into three folders: Blu-ray, Fast Encode, and High-Quality:

•

Blu-ray Use these settings for all Blu-ray deliverables.

¦NoteFor compatibility with most Blu-ray players and Adobe Encore CS4,

the predefined Matrox MAX H.264 Blu-ray settings use a simple GOP

structure.

•

Fast Encode Use these settings for fast encoding of QuickTime files.

These settings leverage your system’s resources with the CompressHD

hardware, resulting in faster than realtime encoding.

•

High-Quality Use these settings for high-quality encoding of QuickTime

files. With these settings, the encoding is performed entirely by the

CompressHD hardware, which frees your system’s resources for other tasks.

°To assign a Matrox MAX H.264 setting:

1 In Apple Compressor, add the source media file that you want to export as an

H.264 file to the

Batch window in Compressor.

2 Drag the desired Matrox MAX H.264 setting from the Settings window to

your source media file (job) in the

Batch window.

3 If you’re exporting to Blu-ray format and you want to export audio as well,

you must add a separate audio setting to your

Batch window. Matrox

provides predefined audio settings for each of the Matrox settings, however,

you can choose to use another audio setting.

4 Choose a destination for your job’s targets and submit your batch as you

would normally.

Creating a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting

You can create a custom Matrox MAX H.264 setting in Apple Compressor using

one of the two methods described in this section. The method you choose

depends on your deliverable. You can create a custom setting for delivering

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